A Maltese team has made its FIA Formula 4 testing debut at Adria International Raceway.

The official testing weekend of the newly born Tatuus car that will enliven the new FIA F4 Italian Championship powered by Abarth seemed like a racing event, with the eight teams entered in the championship along with their 16 drivers testing the Tatuus T014 car throughout the weekend, the club said.

Malta Formula Racing team had Keith Camilleri behind the wheel. He was guided by five times Kart World Champion, Danilo Rossi together with Roberto Venieri, ex F1 Minardi, responsible for the technical management of the Maltese team.

The determination of the 21-year-old young Maltese driver was evident as his lap times improved lap after lap, finishing two seconds short of the fastest time at 1’17”348 at the end of his 70 laps during the day despite a gearbox fault while shifting from 3rd to 4th gear. 

The fastest time was registered by Russian driver Robert Shwartzman at  1’15”525.

Malta Formula Racing also handed some testing duties to 15-year-old Californian driver Zach Dante.

The first race weekened will be June 7-8, with the series ending in October in Barcelona.  All races will be transmitted live on RAI Sport.

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